Atuação inclusiva do bibliotecário escolar: análise acerca do transtorno do espectro autista

Abstract

The vertiginous growth of autistic people challenges the society as a whole, and the School Library could not escape such responsibilities. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that in the US, approximately 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. In Brazil, it was approved, in July from 2019, by the President of the Republic, the Law 13.861 / 2019 that includes specific data on autism in the 2020 Census. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) is the agency responsible for making the census data collection, thus, we will have for the first time in our country a research aimed for this audience. This research aims to verify what Library Science has been producing about autism specifically in School Libraries and what actions could be proposed for the inclusion of these students. The methodological approach used was a systematic literature review in the Information Science Database (BRAPCI) and for the data analysis we made use of the thematic analysis method. The results indicated a lack of publications on autism in the library science, which proves that the inclusion of these students is a very rich and challenging field to be further investigated. The Librarian's assistive technologies, playful resources, and continued education are great allies for an inclusive Library.